If there is one thing that is certain throughout the fall and winter, it is that you’ll likely catch a cold or flu. Symptoms can range anywhere from fatigue, headache, sore throat, stuffy nose to cough, body aches and fever. The change in weather can affect some more than others and what is really important at this time of year, is that your immune system be in top notch shape.

I do love a good drink alcoholic or not. Some of my favorite holiday memories include great company, a great drink in hand and some good festive music in the background! So here are a few of my favorites along with some healthier twists. Continue reading “Holiday Season Bevies With A Twist!”→

I absolutely LOVE the Christmas holidays! The gatherings, the glowing lights, the wreaths, the sparkly decorations, warms fires, musical cheer and best of all the food! Ooooh the food! This is the time of the year where I allow myself to enjoy those special treats. Everyone has their own personal favorites and mine range from gingerbread to pancakes, stuffing, eggnog, mulled wine and hot cocoa! Delicious! Inevitably, I end up with some indigestion. The holiday season typically results in the worst period of time for digestion and weight gain – cue the booing – and we pay for it through January. So how can you avoid the holiday season hangover without completely depriving yourself of all the things you love?

Spring ahead and fall behind! I definitely prefer the fall because I might get to sleep for an extra hour, as long as my girls have the same plan – haha! Remember the fabulous sleep ins you used to get? Aaaaaaah yes, warm, comfy and quiet bed with as many hours of rest as you wanted! That sounds so dreamy to me! Although I wouldn’t trade my life now for anything in the world, I do dream of one day sleeping in again. Continue reading “Making the Best of Daylight Savings Time as a Parent”→

Snacks are a hot topic in our home lately. We.love.snacks. Haha! The challenge for me has been to keep my very picky almost 3 year old interested in what I serve and keep it healthy! So in this article I’ll be sharing with you three of my little girl’s favorite healthy snacks (admittedly on the sweet side) and how I try to put as much nourishment as possible in to them. Continue reading “Healthy Snacks”→

As a mother of two and someone who has struggled with anxiety long before becoming a parent, I can tell you that parenthood can certainly bring about the lions share of my daily anxieties and I’m definitely not alone! The list of things I could constantly worry about as a parent is endless. So I’ve had to give myself a reality check and do some grounding because otherwise the anxiety can really suck the joy out of being a parent.

The sometimes elusive family and work balance is a topic that most of us have struggled with or do struggle with now. For our family this is a constant work in progress! But after speaking to the experts, i.e. Moms and families that seem to have it down as well as a few healthcare providers, I’ve put together a few tips for you to help bring your life closer to balance. These tips are also things that worked for me to help me achieve what I felt was a peaceful rhythm to our everyday.

Every.parents.nightmare. The mere thought of head lice causes my scalp to suddenly get itchy and my skin to feel like it’s crawling with these creepy crawlies. I feel infested nooooo! They appear seemingly out of nowhere and do not discriminate. If you’re human and have hair on your head, you’re in their sights (shudders). Thankfully they aren’t interested in your pets and more good news, they don’t jump they crawl and are transferred only by direct contact and from sharing grooming tools, personal items or from physical contact. Lice also don’t carry any bacteria or viruses.

The summer holidays are coming to an end already and the kids are going back to school soon or maybe starting daycare. Whatever the case may be, it’s the time of the year where everyone starts coming home with random viruses. Cue the fevers, coughing, sneezing, copious mucousy runny noses and maybe even vomiting. It’s all part of childhood and educating a young immune system and believe it or not, it’s actually better for children to encounter more microbes throughout childhood because that will result in a more robust, balanced immune system when they reach their adult years. Having said all that, being sick with anything is not fun for anyone and it becomes specially challenging if you are a working mom or dad or have other little ones to care for.